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Mclaughlin asked me to. as the servant was

Mclaughlin asked me to. as the servant was
too stupid" ,
The witness further said: 'The. girl only
remained two weeks after | came" In reply
to the question as to whether she had seen
Mr.. Waite at the house she said that she
had not
Q,-Then, If he stated that he attended
meetings of the aldermen at the house, he
lied?
A.-Indeed he did.
Similar questions were asked as TO other
witnesses, and the witness made the same
reply. She stated that there were meetings
of the Tammany general committee at the
house. On the cross-examination by Col.
Fellows, the latter said:
You knew that Mr.. McQuade was being
tried. Why did you allow him to be tried,
convicted and imprisoned without eommun-
icating this information?" This was OBJ
1ected to by the counsel for the defence but
the court allowed it.
81 would have testified" the witness
answered, IF had been sent for, but no
one came for me-"
She stated in explanation that she had
conversed with Mrs. Mclaughlin about the
McQuade, but did not think what she knew
was of any Importance.
Mrs Mclaughlin testified that Lucinda
Fox was her cousin, and her evidence was an
exact counterpart of that given by Miss
Fox, in that Mrs. Mclaughlin corroborated
1t IN every detail.
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Hearings Before Committee on
Railroads, Telegraphs and Ex-

The Committee on Railroads. Telegraphs and
Expresses will give public hearing in their Com
miftee Room, Feb. I'd, at 2 80 O'Clock, on the
%" On petition Of v. R. Tutte and others for
railroad to be known as the Waldo and Somerset
Onpetition Of j. w. Bolton and others, for in
corporation of Northern Maine II. r. Co.
On Feb. I'd will be heard an act authorizing the
York Harbor and Beach r. r. Co. to change its
location.
On Feb. 9th, at same time and place, on an act
making valid the organization of Monson X. Il.
Co., and authorizing extension of same.
On an order to inquire into the eXpedlency OF
amending the law In regard to telegraphs, so as
10 secure more prompt delivery of dispatches
and transmission of dispatches between con-
meeting lines so as to provide more efficient SER
vice.
Petition Of e. f. Gill and others for street
railway at Bar Harbor in town of Eden.
Petition Of Maine Shore Line Railroad Com
pany TO maintain line of steamers from their
Eastern terminus TO some point in British Prov
inces.
An act to incorporate the Liberty and Belfast
Telegraph and Telephone Company.
Petition of j. w. Shaw and others, to secure
more speedy transmission and delivery OF tele-
graph dispatches.
River Telephone and Telegraph Company
Hearing on petition of John d. Spiller and 9TH
ers on Sebego Lake and Mechanic Falls Railroad
Co.
on act to amend charter of Somerset Railroad
Petition OF W. f. Pearson and others, an.act to
change the location and extend time OF conStruc-
ton of Penobscot Central Railroad Company.
Petition of A. Nj. DeyereuX and Others for char
Ter for Castine and Bangor Railroad Company.
JAS. +. HAWKES., See.
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CUMBERLAND couNrY.

The sickness at Bolster's Mills seems to be
on the wane, and strong hopes are entertain
to be severe cases Of lung fever and pneu-
monia. and there were twelve cases at one
time within a short distance Of Bolster's
Mills. At So. Harrison more than half Of
the scholars were so i'll as to be unable TO
attend school, and there was serious talk Of
closing the school
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XLIXth CONGRESS.-SECOND SESSION.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %.

WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
The House cable railroad bill was referred
to the committee on the District of Colum-
bia.
The credentials of Senator Hawley for the
full term commencing March 4, 1887, were
presented and placed on file.
The Senate bill for the protection of the
morals of minors in the District of Columbia
was reported from the district committee and
placed on the calendar.
Mr. Harris offered resolution that at the
conclusion of the morning business each
day, the Senate proceed to the consideration
of the House hills and joint resolutions on
the calendar, and continue such considera-
tion till 2 o'clock. Laid over.
The Senate bill to amend the law estab-
fishing the Yellowstone Park, which was
under discussion yesterday, was taken up;
Mr.. Edmunds advocated the bill on the
ground that. if the Yellowstone Park was
not conserved, and controlled, and watched,
Just as the capitol had to be, its beauties
would be entirely destroyed. The bill was
discussed till 2 o'clock, when the presiding
officer presented the unfinished business,
being the railroad attorneys bill.
Mr.. Vest moyedlthat that bill be postponed
till Monday next. The motion was agreed
to-yeas, %; nays, 20.
Mr.. Beck-I understand that the Senate,
by this vote, has displaced the railroad at
torneys bill altogether, so that it now stands
at the foot OF special orders. Am l right in
that?
The Presiding Officer-The chair is of the
opinion that it places the bill on the calendar
subject to motion.
Mr.. Beck-I desire to give notice that, on
Monday next, and on every other day that |
can do so, until fair vote is had on that
bill, l shall make motion to take it up. The
Senate has seen fit to displace it, and to put
it at the bottom. Now with much empha-
sis), it shall be voted on.
On motion of Mr.. Vest, the consideration
of the Yellowstone Park bill was resumed,
by vote of "a to II.
Mr.. Van Wyck offered an amendment,
which was adopted, providing that any set
tier on the territory newly added to the park
by this bill shall be entitled to all rights and
privileges now given by the laws of the
United States and Territories.
Mr.. George opposed the bill because it set
aside $500 square miles, an area twice the
size of Delaware, three times as large as
Rhode Island, and nearly as large as Con-
necticut, and dedicated it and set it apart
as park or pleasure ground for the benefit
and enjoyment of the people of the United
| States. Not one citizen in 10000 would ever
have the chance to enjoy that pleasure
| ground. He was opposed to the purpose OF
| the BILL and to the means by which that pur-
| pose was to be obtained.
On motion Of Mr.. Hoar the bill was amend
ed by inserting provision for an appeal tC
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FOREIGN.
Twenty Lives Lost by the Founder
ing OF a Steamship.
A Bloody Riot in Several Districts of
Dublin.
Many Persons Receive cunshot and
Other Wounds.
Emperor William Says Calling Out
the Reserves Does Not Mean War.

ODESSA, Jan. 30.-The British steamer
Blairathol has foundered in the Black Sea.
Twenty lives were lost
BELFAST, Jan. 30.-There was terrible
rioting in the Peters Hill, Carrick Hall and
Shank Hill districts of this city Saturday
night The trouble originated through sol
diers belonging to ia West Surrey regiment
insulting number of Catholic civilians. The
latter rstaliated by stoning the soldiers, many
of whom were injured. This was followed
by wholesale arrests; over 100 persons being
placed in the lookup. A constable engaged
cited crowd. Finally, military pickets were
called out and quiet was restored.
This evening the ri0ting was renewed, and
at this hour the police and the mob are ex-
changing shots. Thirty persons are reported
killed, and hundred or more injured.
Midnightl.-Later advices say that nobody
was killed, but that many persons received
gunshot wounds, and large number of 9TH
ers were more or less bruised by being struck
by stones. The town is now quiet.
LONDON, Jan. 30.-Mr. Goschen will prob
ably accept the Office Of Lord Algernon Per
cy, Conservative member of Parliament for
st. Georges, Hanover Square, who will retire
in his favor. He has promised to give def
mite reply tomorrow.
BURNos AYREs, Jan. 30.-The sanitary
condition OF this country is now very good.
The cholera has completely disappeared
from Cordova, and nearly from Tucuman
and Mendoza, where only four or five cases
of the disease now exists. In Montevideo,
Uruguay, there are from 10 to 20 cases OF
cholera, and there have been or 10 deaths.
Foreign Notes.
The statements of the official press Of Ber-
lin that the calling out of the reserves does
not imply war have failed to reassure the
general public, while both on the b0urse and
in military circles the measure is interpreted
as part of the campaign preparations.
1t is expected in Rome that as a result Of
the McGlynn affair the Pope will address an
encyclical letter to the Catholics Of America,
on the attitude of Catholicism toward the
rising tide of democracy.
With regard to the summOning of the re-
serves, Emperor William, in conversation
with the army generals at court reception
Friday, said: "My action will produce loud
rumors of war, but it will not be war. The
reserves win be called out only to accuctsz~
them to the new weapons" -
Serious floods have occurred in southefs1
Queensland, Australia. Fifty-eight persons
were drowned and much damage was done to
property.
Rochefort's paper states that seven Nihi-
lists have just been hanged in prison at
Odessa by the Russian authorities.
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Cheeky Morton.

The correspondent of the New York Trib-
une telegraphs from Washington that Mr..
Morton of Maine, the new commissioner Of
navigation, has appropriated the list of YES
sells prep ared by the late Commissioner Pat
ten and in the Government printing office be-
fore he left office, and struck out Mr.. Pat
tens name in the printed volumes and sub
stituted his own, Considerating that Com
mission Patten had completed the volume
before he left office, it is rather steep for
Tribune correspondent says he has.
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a travelling Mans Adventures.
The Fairfield Journal saws:


met another true knight Of the grip the
other day. Mr.. Q. A. Haskell, the popular
representative of Bailey Il Moves Of Port
land Mr.. Haskell is great worker and
could write quite book OF his adventures In
getting through" under difficult circamstan-
ces. Tuesday of last week he started to ride
from Guilford to Monson. just as he reached
tho "Moose horns" just abye Abbott village,
the blizzard that ragged SO furiously struck
him. He managed to pull through, but on
the return at the same spot he found ave feet
of snow right in the road. He got his horse
out of the road, broke his harness and had a
merry time generally. Finally he chartered
farmer to shovel his team out and by haul
ing the sleigh loaded with samples a quarter
of a mile through the drifts was able TO re-
sumo the usual mode of travel again. But
this was only what happened to one man on
one day. Think of the many days and men
and then pity tine sorrows Of the ever bright
and smiling travelling man.
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commodore johnson, U. s. NJ.

Commodore p. c.. johnson, Commandant
at the Kittery Navy Yard, died Of Bright's
disease Friday morning He was born in
Maine and was appointed to the navy from
this State in 1916. During the Mexican war
he was at the bombardment of Vera Cruz
and at Tuspan. Afterward he was attached
to the Pacific squadron, and in 1850 was at
the Naval School, following that, two years
later, by attending the Naval Academy He
rose through the several grades from mid
shipman to Commodore, serving in the war
as Lieutenant and Lieutenant Commander,
and taking part in the bombardment and
passage of Forts Jackson and st. Philip. As
an officer in the regular service he has been
attached to the various squadrons at differ
ent periods, and besides these locations has
been in charge of the navy yard at Mare
Island, Cal, in 1S77-7S, and the navy yard at
Portsmouth
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o'NEIL's TRIAL.
Important Testimony Introduced
Saturday for the ex-AIdermen.

New YORK, Jan. 29.-The trial Of Alder
man O'Neil was continued today in the
Court of Oyer and Terminer, A large crowd
of expectant spectators filled the room,
awaiting startling developments that had
been promised. One Of these was in the
shape of Miss Lou Fox, who lived at the
residence of Mrs. Mclaughlin. Her testi-
mony was decidedly interesting. She was
one one Of the witnesses for the defence She
said that she had lived at the Mclaughlin
residence from October, 1883, to June, 1884.
that Katie Metz and ex-Alderman Waite
said as to the meeting of the combine" at
McLoughlin's house. She said that they
had never met there, because she had waited
on the family continuously and without in
She opened the door, and she replied Mrs.
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rs have at times, they would know his real
condition of mind. was with him last sum
mer for a considerable time and recall his
talking over the Presidency. He said 70 me
that Jerry Blacks description Of a Presi-
Dental race struck him as the most foreible
illustration Of its character. Black hkened
1t TO a fox hunt 1t Is great thing TO go ca
reering over the country, leaping fences and
bitches and going pell nell across the tields,
at headlong pace, the hounds in fun cry
and the fox ahead Of them. It IS enough 70
stir mans blood TO fever heat, but after all
when the thing is finished 1t Is only fox.
Mr.. Blaine said to me distinctly that in his
own preference he would much rather see
friend placed In the Presidential chair and
go back to the State Department where he
considers that he left great and uncom-
pleted work, than 10 be President himself.
Whatever may be the drift Of things and the
outlook Of the future am confident that he
is sincere In that wish"
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York county S. j. Court.

SAco, Jan. 29.-The January term of the
Supreme Court, Judge Foster presiding, adj
journed this morning. Though few cases
were tried, the term has been busy one,
100 entries having been disposed of. The
session occupied % working days.
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New York Tribune.

One of Mr.. Blaine's nephews, f. NJ. STAN
wood of Boston, is at the Fifth Avenue Ho-
tel. He is connected with "The Boston
Journal, in which he is a large stockholder.
He is a wealthy young man Of high social po-
sition and much talent Talking about his
uncle, he said, among other things 1T
runs counter to the public opinion that Mr..
Blaine is not filled with the ambition Of be-
ing President, but if all could hear him talk
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Bold Attempt at Robbery.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Jan. 29.-At 3 o'clock
yesterday morning burglars broke into the
and secured safe weighing 1900 pounds. in
which was large sum of money and papers
valued at over $4,000. They loaded it upon
a truck on the railroad and started south.
Nearing McLean's station the whistle of a
track was heard. Not having time to unload
the burglars deserted the truck and ran off
The night was very dark and the engineer
did not see the obstruction. The engine
struck it with great force. The truck was
shattered and the safe thrown into a ditch
No serious damage was done to the train
The safe was returned to the owners.
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Nominations by the governor.

Governor Bodwell has made the following
nominations:
Member Of the. State Board Of Health-R C
Jordan, Portland.
Justices Of the Peaee-F. l.. Carney, Newcastle ;
+. G. Dunn, Presque Isle; Eugene G. Edgeriy.
Greenneldi George L. Han, Nobieboro; VIM. 3.
Hilton, Bremen; VIM. Il. MattOcks, Southport
Augustus J: Nash, Addison; John H. Russell.
Portlandi Charles L. Small, Raymond.
Dedmus Jnstice-David II. Cole, Naples.
Trial Justices = Bartholomew K. Iunt' Lang
lslandi VIM. Murray, Nassalbaro Chas A. Ar.
mold, Newburg; George III. C0ffin, Harrington.
Coroner-Thomas TarDOx, Buxton.
Notary Pablie-James L. Etchels, BiddeforA.
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BUSINESS Troubles.

The following are reported in Maine:
George f. Walker, dealer in clothing. Sc. OK
ford, has compromised at 80 cents ON the dollar
and gone out Of business.
Chas w, Stafford, dealer in harnesses, Belgrade
Is settling in insolvency.
Mrs. A. A. Smart, dealer in millinery goods
Portland, offers her creditors 10 cents on the dot
lar; She owes s3,319.59 and has assets of 81,
050.S1.
A. T. MeAchorn, tailor, Portland, has gone into
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FROM NEW YORK.
a Prisoner confessas.

New YORK, Jan. 3O.--Edward Unger, the
reported murderer of August Bohl whose
body wasIfound last week in trunk ship
ped to Baltimore, has made full confession
of the crime. Unger was arrested Thurs
day. He says he killed Bohl, who first at
tackled him. His reason for cutting up the
body, and sending it to Baltimore was, he
states, to screen his family and himself from
disgrace. The head of the murdered man
was thrown by Unger into the river.
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Formation of the New Cabinet.

Formation of the New Cabinet.
QUEBEC. Jan. 30.-Mr. Mercier has sue
eeeded in forming Cabinet as follows:
Premier and Attorney General-Mr. Mercier
Solicitor General-Mr. Duhamel
TreaSurer-Mr. Sheehyn.
Commissioner of Public Works-Mr McShane.
Provincial Secretary-Mr Gagnon.
Commissioner OF Crown Lands-Mr. Garnean.
Ministers without portfolio-Messrs. ID. A. Ross
and Turc0ttle.
All the members have been sworn in
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SENATORIAL CONTESTS.
stilI mo- choloe IN indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 30.-The Legis-
lature met in joint convention today and
took one ballot There were large number
of pairs of both Houses, and but "A members
were present. The ballot resulted: Turpie,
81; Allen, three. TheiRepublicans restrained
from voting.
AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. 3O.-Seyen ballots
were taken for United States Senator today,
without result
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At regular meeting Of Local Branch No.
2s3, Order of the Iron Hall, held at
Thatcher Post Hall Friday evening, the fol-
lowing officers were installed into their re-
spective chairs by Branch Deputy M. NJ.
Riggs, assisted by Organizing Deputy Geo.
l.. Miller:
Chief Justice-Benjamin f. Freethy.
Vice Justice-John L. Baker.
Aceountant-George S. Winn.
Cashier-NIanfred NJ. Riggs
Adjuster-A. ii. Leavitt.
Prelate-John Savage.
Herald-Heman II. Rutter.
Watchman- j. Il. Steel.
Vidette-William Robinson
Medical Examiners. L. Sylvester, NJ. ID.
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GENERAL NEWS.

Curtis Davis, the well known soap man,
died in Cambridge, Mass, yesterday.
The cashier of Germania Bank, Jersey
CITY. N. j. has fed with $50 600 of the banks
funds.
Hartford Conn, society is disturbed over
a social scandal there Joseph Mandel-
baum, prominent dry goods man, is sued
for $4,000 by a pretty leader of fashion
named Nelly Donnelly
Mr.. f. P. Winans, one of the oldest COM
mercial reporters, died at his residence In
New York, Saturday. Mr.. Winans was for
over thirty years commercial correspondent
for the Associated Press, besides which he
acted as commercial reporter of the Tribune
and Evening Post.
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Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate In
the county have been recorded at the regis
try Of deeds:
Sebag0-John Larry to George and l.. p Crock
EFT, land. 81 and consideration.
Westbrook-lsaae +. .Quimby ct ais. TO Abra-
ham Soule, land: 81 and consideration.
Gorham-Danie Laggart 10 Frederick c. Phin-
ney, land. 81 and consideration.
Freeport-Leyi NJ Bailey TO Jeremiah j. Plum
mer, land ana buildings. 81 and consideration.
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HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,,

AUGUSTA, Jan. g, 1887. -
ORDERED, That the time for the reception OF pc
titions and bills for private and special legislation
be limited to Monday, Jan 81, 1887 and that all
such petitions and bills presented after that date
be referred to the next legislature; and that the
Clerk of the House this order to be published
in the Daily Kennebec journal, Bangor Daily
Whig and Courier Portland Daily Press, Eastern
Argus, Lewiston Daily Journal, Bangor CONNER
cial Bath Daily Times, Aro0stook Republican.
Amended by adding Roclkland Opinion, Els
worth American, Piscataquis Observer and Ma
chias Republican.
This order came from tina Senate, read and
passed,and was read and passed in concurrence.
NICHOLAS FEssENDEN, Clerk.
A true copy. Attest;
NICHOLAS FEssENDEN, Clerk.
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RAILWAY MATTERS.

THE BOSTON AND LOWELL LEASES.
Says a special dispatch to the Boston Jour
nal from Woodsville, N. H.: ut Is stated
by prominent railroad men here that a bill
Will be introduced into the coming Legisla-
ture ratifying the lease Of the Boston, Con-
cord and Montreal and Northern railroads
TO the Boston and Lowell corporation. Il Is
predicted that no opinion win be rendered
by the Supreme Court until after the adj
j0urnment Of the Legislature Of next sum-
mer If the Legislature ratifes the leases
then the question will arise In relation 10
the constitutionality Of the Colby Railroad
Law, under whose provisions the leases
were drawn. II they should be broken UNI
der such a construction 1t Is probable that
all other leases made under the Colby law.
including that Of the Eastern 10 the Boston
q Maine, would be declared Illegal"
KNOX & LINCOLN.
The gross earning Of the Knox & Lincoln
railroad for the month Of December, 1886.
are S12, ,2O424; expenses, s1i. .s2s.12; net earn
ings, 37612. Gross earnins for December,
1895, Sl1,336.G0; expenses, sG.927. AZ; net
earnings, S4,4O9.27. The gross earning,
which show the true prosperity Of the road
Is, as viii be seen, larger In December, 50
than the corresponding month Of '65. The
expenses are very large some months while
In others they are small
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DAMAGE BY RAINS.
Lumbermen Compelled to Take
Teams from the Woods-Ice
Fast Breaking Up.
Robins and Wild Geese, Harbingers
Of Spring, Appearing Down
East.

MAcH1As, Jan. 2o.--There has been
heavy gale and rain for "A hours and twenty
inches of snow have disappeared. The
streams and swamps are oyerlowed Lrm-
ber operations have been suspended.
LATER.
The rain continues and rivers are running
high. No damage is reported, but the con-
dition is one of anxiety. Two-thirds Of the
teams on the Machias river win leave the
woods as soon as they can get out. Ice in
the ponds and tide waters is breaking up.
Flocks of robins have appeared; also wild
oaaca
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b includes Bath, DamariseOtta, Newcastle, No
bleboro, Rockland, Thomaston and Wadoboro
bonds, issued In aid Of the Knox & Lincoln Rail-
road Company, payable at Hide and Leather
Bank, Boston.
The Barker Mill of Lewiston, Me-, has de-
clared a six months dividend Of q per cent.
The Maine Central Railroad will probably
pay no more than its usual dividend Of per
cent, Feb 10Th, at Portland, but there is talk
Of some rights" to come from an issue Of
stock
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BLACK DiPhTHERIA.
a Farmer Loses Five Children from
the Scourge Near Madison, Wis.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. 29,-Black diph-
liberia is raging ten miles northeast of Madi-
son. Last night Peter Meyers, farmer, lost
have been closed and the town quarantined.